Corset



c. w. HINE A 2,810,128

CORSET v Filed Nov. 1o, 1955' Oct. 22, 1957 United States Patent O CORSET Charles W. Hine, Pine Orchard, Conn., assignor to Sarong Inc., West Haven, Conn., a corporation of Connecticut Application November 10, 1955, Serial No. 546,235 1 Claim. (Cl. 2-27) This invention relates to ladies undergarments and more particularly to a corset.

The garment herein disclosed is one extending from the waist downwardly, and has for its purpose the contining and molding of the portion of the torso thus enclosed. Such garments are in our time well known and are considered necessities in achieving a well groomed look. But always in such garments it is necessary to strike a balance in the structure between features necessary to obtain support with those necessary to satisfy the desire for maximum comfort. Causing vportions of the body to assume and maintain a position which they do not naturally assume will of course sometimes be uncomfortable. The creator of such a garment must therefore be mindful of these conflicting factors.

One source of discomfort arises in that such garments extend downwardly over the juncture between torso and thigh, which is a hinge point for movement of the legs. By not providing flexibility in the region of the garment covering this portion of the body, comfortable movement by the wearer will be impeded, for it will be necessary to deform an unyielding material in order to accomplish any movement of the leg.

Recognizing this problem, l provide a garment which has for its primary object the alleviation of discomfort in movement by the wearer of a corset, by disposing yielding elements within the garment at the appropriate locations, and by contouring the garment to aid such yielding elements in their function. The contouring referred to involves the provision of 'a bottom edge within the corset which bottom edge avoids binding the wearer by running inclinedly at the front of the corset in the region of the torso-thigh juncture. Along such bottom edge, rather than an unyielding fabric, is placed a broad band of elastic material, which is primarily stretchable parallel to the inclined bottom edge.

Another object herein is to fulfill the structural requirements set forth in the foregoing primary object without sacrificing in any manner the support which the garment would otherwise offer to the wearer.

How these and many other objects are to be achieved will become clear through a consideration of the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. l is a front view of the inventive garment with portions of the front sections appropriately broken away and folded back to fully reveal the structure, and

Fig. 2 is an inside view of one portion of the front of the corset including that segment extending from one side of the drawing in Fig. 1 to the fastening means shown at the center of Fig. 1.

In the drawings is shown a corset having a rear portion of non-stretchable fabric 11, and side portions 12 also of non-stretchable fabric, the rear portion 11 and side portions 12 having interposed therebetween at the seams where they meet, a vertically disposed bone 13. Each side portion 12 includes a vertical boned seam 14, these seams 14 being seen as the side outlines of the corset in Fig. l, which boned seam divides each side portion into a front panel 15 and a back panel 16. Each side portion 12 terminates at the front of the corset at an edge 17, each of which terminal edges includes a vertically disposed bone. At the bottom of each of side portions 12 extending between seams 14 and front edges 17 is an upwardly inclined strip of elastic 18. At each of the front edges 17, the respective side panel joins a composite structure, 20 and 21 respectively. Since the said composite structures are identical except for the fastening means on each, a description of one will suice for both.

Situated interiorly relative to said corset in the composite structure is a plurality of substantially horizontally disposed broad bands of elastic 22, each band being primarily stretchable horizontally. These bands extend between edges 15 and a front binding 23, which includes a vertically disposed bone 24. Exteriorly situated relative to said bands 22 is a ap 25, which flap is sewn to the corset only along one of its edges, being joined to edges 15 of the corset. Outwardly situated relative to said flap is an inclined elastic band 26, which like the interior elastic bands 22, extends between the front edges 16 and the front binding 23. At top and bottom, band 26 is free. Thus it will be seen that the llap 25 is disposed with a portion situated outwardly of bands 22, and a lower portion situated inwardly of band 26. The flap 25 is cut back at 27, in the lower portion of the flap, so that the lower portion 27 is narrower than the upper portion. A garter 28 depends from an elastic strip 29, which is at one end and at the other end to the bottom of ap 25.

Secured to each ap 25 along the free vertical edge is a plurality of hooks 30 which may be engaged by laces 31 in order that the corset be laced up. At the bindings 23 of the composite structures 20 and 21 are separable fasteners 32 in the nature of hooks and eyes. At the bottom of each side of the corset are garters 33.

While I have described a specific embodiment of my invention, it is apparent that changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

A corset comprising a rear portion, side portions and composite structures, each of said side portions including a front and back panel, each said front panel having a bottom edge inclining upwardly from the side of said corset, and each of said side portions being joined to said rear portion and also to one of said composite structures, each said front panel including at the bottom thereof disposed parallel to its bottom edge a band of Yelastic material of uniform width extending from said rear portion to said composite structure and being stretchable in a direction parallel to the bottom edge of said front panel, said composite structures including means whereby said corset may be releasably secured at the front thereof.

Smith et al. Nov. 30, 1937 Kispert Aug. 18, 1942 secured to the bottom of binding 23, 

